UEIPAC 2.0
United Electronic Industries (UEI) released Version 2.0 of its UEIPAC Programmable Automation Controller. Some of the new features of the popular Linux-based controller are:
* Now available for GigE Cubes and RACKtangle platforms in addition to the standard PPCx cubes
* Linux OS (2.6.x Kernel)
* Xenomai Real-Time OS support
* Eclipse IDE Support
* Independent 1G Ethernet and USB 2.0 ports for communication and diagnostics
These new features greatly extend the capabilities of this popular open-source high-speed controller for embedded control system and Hardware-in-
Using the UEIPAC 2.0, Linux applications written on your PC can run fully standalone on any of several UEI platforms — without a dedicated host PC. The controller is compatible with any of the 30+ I/O boards available from UEI, now and in the future
According to Shaun Miller, UEI President, “Extending the UEIPAC product to our GigE Cube and RACK-type platforms and adding Xenomai and Eclipse support opens up many new opportunities for our customers — to build larger, faster, embedded control/DAQ systems running in hard real time.”
About the “Cube”
UEI’s powerful “Cube” architecture is a compact (4 x 4 x 4″ or 4 x 4 x 5.8″) Ethernet-based I/O platform that in addition to functioning as a UEIPAC, can be deployed in four different configurations:
* Ethernet I/O system slaved to a host PC
* Standalone Data Logger/Recorder
* Simulink Target
* Modbus TCP-based I/O slave
Each Cube consists of a core module (that holds the processor and network interface) along with three or six open I/O slots. Users select the deployment option that meets their requirements. Users then match the Cube’s I/O configuration to their application by selecting the appropriate boards. With over 30 I/O boards available, there’s sure to be a configuration to meet almost any application requirement. The six slot Cube provides up to: 150 analog inputs, 192 analog outputs, 288 digital I/O, 48 counter or quadrature channels, 72 ARINC-429 channels, 24 Serial or CAN-bus ports, or 12 1553 communication channels. A full description of the “Cube” family is available at http://www.ueidaq.com/
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